LL Cool J Wins Trademark Fight Over ‘Rock the Bells’

Rapper and actor LL Cool J has prevailed in a lawsuit against a concert promoter that allegedly infringed his “Rock the Bells” trademarks.

U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer granted a motion for default judgment in the case, saying defendant Guerilla Union Inc. failed to respond or hadn’t “otherwise appeared or participated in this litigation.” Fischer approved the performer’s request for injunctive relief, requiring the transfer of the domain name and social media assets.

The April 8 judgment effectively ends litigation brought by LL Cool J, whose real name is James Todd Smith, in 2018. Smith alleged that Guerilla held ...